琅 (láng): jade-like stone

Meanings

孩子们读书的声音琅琅上口。

Háizimen dúshū de shēngyīn lánglàng shàngkǒu.

The children read aloud, their voices clear and ringing.

书架上琳琅满目。

Shūjià shàng línlángmǎnmù.

The bookshelf was a dazzling array of fine works.

usage

Most often seen in 琳琅 (fine jades, figuratively a fine display) and the reduplicated 琅琅, which describes the crisp, ringing sound of reading aloud.

radical

王 wáng

jade (left-side form of 玉)

On the left this is the jade radical (the left-side form of 玉), not the king character. It groups this character with jades and gemstones.

phonetic

良 liáng

good; fine

On the right 良 supplies the sound, shifted from liáng to láng. It also lends a faint flavor of fineness, fitting for a precious jade-like stone.

琅 láng